PE-backed Davis Petroleum Acquisition and Yuma Energy to merge

Private equity-backed Davis Petroleum Acquisition Corp, an oil and gas company, and publicly traded Yuma Energy Inc agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction. Upon completion of the merger, Davis will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Yuma. Houston-based Davis is backed by Evercore Capital Partners, Red Mountain Capital Partners, and Sankaty Advisors.

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